Low Fell railway station

Low Fell
Newcastle - Blackhill local train at Low Fell, 1946
General information
Location	Low Fell, Gateshead England
Coordinates	54°56′02″N1°36′35″W / 54.9339°N 1.6098°W / 54.9339; -1.6098
Grid reference	NZ251599
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 December 1868 (1868-12-01)	Station opened
7 April 1952 (1952-04-07)	Station closed
Location

Low Fell railway station served the Low Fell area of Gateshead between 1868 and 1952.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway (NER) on 1 December 1868. ^[1] It was situated on the NER's Team Valley line, which opened for passenger trains the same day – it had been open since 2 March 1868 for freight traffic only. ^[2]

A 1911 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways around Newcastle and Gateshead, including Low Fell (bottom right)

The station was closed by British Railways on 7 April 1952, ^[1] but the line remains open as part of the East Coast Main Line.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 150. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
2. Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. pp. 137, 141. ISBN   0-7110-0495-1.

External links

• Information from Gateshead council
• Low Fell Station on navigable O.S. map

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Lamesley Line open, station closed		North Eastern Railway Team Valley Line		Bensham Line open, station closed